Kim Roberts paints bright, colorful and playful Colorado mountain landscapes that calm the mind.
She also teaches you how to access that state of mind anytime.
Waking up is an art…
and a way of being.
As a long-time meditation practitioner, I notice that what’s right before my eyes often gets obscured by the thinking mind. Making art helps me ground the practice of awareness in the present moment.
To observe without judgment is to practice awareness
I’m interested not only in the subjects I paint, but also the process itself. I try to capture the ineffable atmosphere in which things take place—the quality of mind that accommodates all things.
I’m fascinated by the ever-changing moods of the natural world--the color of uranium mountains at sunset, purple snow shadows on a cactus field, or the sky’s electric intensity before a thunderstorm. I’m also interested in the moods, or states of mind evoked by being in nature, and enjoy the challenge of expressing these emotions in color and form.
Kim Roberts, MA
Kim Roberts is a Colorado-based contemporary artist.
Trained as a mental health professional and meditation instructor, she taught wellness programs at luxury resorts and retreats around the world for 20 years. She earned an MA in Contemplative Psychology from Naropa University in 1994 and received Pattabhi Jois’ authorization to teach Ashtanga Yoga in 2003.
She is the author of two books, Ashtanga Yoga for Beginner’s Mind and Toward a Secret Sky: Creating Your Own Modern Pilgrimage. She has also contributed to MindBodyGreen and Elephant Journal, and other publications.
She spent the better part of 15 years living and working in South and Southeast Asia, leading retreats and teaching healing practices at high-end resorts and retreat centers—including a two-year stint managing the yoga program at the Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Central Hong Kong and another two-year stint teaching yoga at several five-star resorts in the Kingdom of Bhutan.
When painting proved to be her source of wellness, she shifted her focus to making art. She lives in a high alpine valley surrounded by 14,000 foot peaks and herds of yak and elk. These wondrous natural features play starring roles in her work.
Kim divides her time between Crestone and Denver.
